Class Actions and Mass Tort Litigation Aggregative Justice in a ：一类的行动和大规模侵权诉讼公正性.ppt

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Class Actions and Mass Tort Litigation Aggregative Justice in a ：一类的行动和大规模侵权诉讼公正性.ppt

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Class Actions and Mass Tort Litigation:Aggregative Justice in a Global Context Professor Linda S. Mullenix University of Trento, Italy Introduction to Mass Tort Litigation Questions What is a mass tort litigation? What are the characteristics of mass tort litigation? When did mass tort litigation first develop as a litigation problem? Why do mass torts present a problem for the judicial system? What are the problems of mass tort litigation? What possible solutions? The Paradigmatic Original Mass Torts Dalkon Shield Litigation Morton Mintz, At Any Cost: Corporate Greed, Women, and the Dalkon Shield (1985) Asbestos Litigation Paul Brodeur, Outrageous Misconduct: The Asbestos Industry on Trial (1985) Agent Orange Litigation Peter Schuck, Agent Orange on Trial: Mass Toxic Disasters in the Courts (1986) Other Mass Torts since 1980s Pharmaceuticals (drugs): DES (pregancy drugs) Bendectin (thalidomide)(pregnancy drug Phen-fen (diet drugs) Baycol (statins for cholesterol) Vioxx (joint pain) Medical Devices: Breast implants Pacemaker leads Hip replacements Environmental pollution: Three Mile Island nuclear disaster Love Canal pollution Structural building collapses Characteristics of Mass Tort Litigation Product involved? Defendant? Time period? Type of injury? Nature of Claimants (users)? Number of Potential Claimants? Location of Claimants? Problems with litigation? Defenses? Method of resolution? Dalkon Shield: Characteristics as a Mass Tort Product involved? IUD (contraceptive medical device) Defendant? A.H. Robins (manufacturer; only defendant) Time period? 1971 (on market) to mid-1970s (off market) U.S. sales halted in 1974 Finite pool of claimants Type of injury? PID (pelvic inflammatory disease/death/sterility) No latent or longterm injury Dalkon Shield: Characteristics as a Mass Tort Nature of Claimants (users)? all women Number of Potential Claimants? 4.5 million in 80 countries 2.86 million in U.S. 15,000 lawsuits filed by 1985 Estimates of 90,000